1. Religions of the middle east
Judaism, Islam & Christianity

2. JUDAISM JEW
FOUNDER: Abraham Beginning Date: 1800 BCE Holy cities/sites: Jerusalem, Wailing Wall Beliefs/Deity: Waiting for Messiah/Jehovah Diet: No pork, Kosher

3. Internal Divisions: Orthodox, Reformed, Secular HOLY BOOK: Torah, Talmud, Old Testament LANGUAGE: Hebrew PLACE OF WORSHIP: Synagogue # of Followers: 14 million

4. Islam MUSLIM
FOUNDER: Muhammad Beginning Date: 622 CE HOLY city/sites: Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock Beliefs/Deity: Belief in Allah, 5 pillars Diet: no pork, no alcohol, halal

6. Internal Divisions: Shiite, Sunni HOLY BOOK: Koran (quran) LANGUAGE: Arabic PLACE OF WORSHIP: Mosque # of Followers: 1.6 billion

8. Christianity Christian
FOUNDER: Jesus Christ
Beginning Date: 1 CE
HOLY city/sites: Jerusalem, Bethlehem,
Christ’s Tomb
Beliefs/Deity: Jesus, God, Holy Trinity
Diet: LENT

9. Internal Divisions: Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox
HOLY BOOK: BIBLE LANGUAGE: NO Specific one
PLACE OF WORSHIP: church # of Followers: 2.2 billion

10. Jerusalem: A holy place to many
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